The second signing statement
was issued for H.R. 7318, "An Act to amend the Federal Assets Sale and
Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has
adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for
other purposes. It is
available here on this website and
on the White House website.
This is the 41st signing statement issued
by Trump.

During his 23 months in office so far, Trump has issued
37 signing statements affecting 331 specified provisions of law and making
30 mentions of unspecified provisions in 35 Congressional enactments, for
a total of at least 361 objections.

By contrast, during his entire eight years in office, President Obama issued a total of 37
signing statements affecting 114 specified provisions and making eight
mentions of unspecified provisions of law in 37 Congressional enactments,
for a total of at least 122 objections.

In sum, in only two years Trump has issued signing statements affecting
about three times as many laws as President Obama did in eight years.

Four Signing Statements Issued on New Year's Eve

On December 31, 2018,
the White House released four new signing statements.

The second signing statement
was issued for S. 943, the Johnson-O’Malley Supplemental Indian Education
Program Modernization Act. It is
available here on this website and
on the White House website.
This is the 35th signing statement issued
by Trump.

The third signing statement was issued for S. 1520, the Modernizing
Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 . It is available
here on this website and
on the White House website.
This is the 36th signing statement issued
by Trump.

The fourth signing statement issued on New Year's Eve was for S. 2736, the
Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 . It is available
here on this website and
on the White House website.
This is the 37th signing statement issued
by Trump.

Five Signing Statements Issued on December 21, 2018

On December 21, 2018,
the White House released five new signing statements.

The second signing statement
was issued for H.R. 7213, the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act
of 2018. It is
available here on this website and
on the White House website.
This is the 29th signing statement issued
by Trump.

The third signing statement was issued for H.R. 3342, the “Sanctioning the
Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act. It is available
here on this website and
on the White House website.
This is the 31st signing statement issued
by Trump.

The fourth signing statement issued on December 21 was for S. 1311, the
Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017. It is available
here on this website and
on the White House website.
This is the 32nd signing statement issued
by Trump.

The fifth sigining statement issued on December 21 was for S. 1312, the
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017. It is available
here on this website and
on the White House website. This is the 33rd signing statement issued
by Trump.

Two Signing Statements Issued on December 20, 2018

On December 20, 2018,
the White House released two signing statements. One was for H.R. 2, the “Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018.” This is the 27th signing statement issued by
Trump and is available here on this website and
on the White House website.

On October 11, 2018,
the White House released two new signing statements, the first for H.R.
1551, the Orrin G. Hatch Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act, and the
second for S. 3508, the Save Our Seas Act of 2018.

On September 29, 2018, the
White House released a second signing statement for H.R. 6157, the
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019.

This is the 17th signing statement issued by Trump. To
date, he has issued signing statements affecting at least 270 provisions of law in
15 Congressional enactments.

By contrast, during his entire eight years in office,
President Obama issued 37 signing statements affecting
122 provisions of law.

New Signing Statement for H.R. 6157

On September 28, 2018, the
White House released a signing statement for H.R. 6157, the
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019.

During his eight years in the White House, President Obama issued 37 signing statements. Collectively, these signing statements affected 114 specified provisionsof law (and made eight mentions of unspecified provisions) in 37 Congressional enactments.

In under one year in office, Trump has issued seven signing statements affecting 149 specified provisions of law (and making 12 mentions of unspecified provisions) in six Congressional enactments.